| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Connaraceae |
| Synonym | Ellipanthus tomentosus auct.non.Kurz |
| Local Name | Padappan |
| Habit | Small sized tree |
| Botanical Features | Shrubs or small trees; branchlets tomentose, at least when young. Leaves alternate, 7-22 x 4-8 cm, elliptic to lanceolate or obovate, apex pointed to obtusely acuminate, base acute to rounded or subpeltate, thinly coriaceous, subglabrous to tomentose below; lateral nerves 5-10 pairs; petiole 0.5-3 cm long. Flowers in axillary clusters on young twigs, white, densely hairy. Sepals ovate or acute, 1.5-2 mm long, inner surface tomentose to glabrous. Petals ovate-oblong to linear, 2-5 x 1-2 mm, obtuse, tomentose to pubescent outside, glabrous inside. Fertile stamens pubescent, staminodes glabrous. Ovary strigose; stigma bilobed. Fruits oblique-ovoid, flattened, 2-4 x 0.75-1.25 cm, apex shortly pointed, tomentose; stalk 0.5-3 cm long; seeds 12-20 x 6-10 mm, often flattened; arillode obscurely lobed to rounded, covering ¼ to 1/3 portion at base. |